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Colorado Rockies (13-56, fifth in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (30-38, third in the NL East)
Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chase Dollander (2-6, 6.85 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 42 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Strider (0-5, 5.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 24 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -332, Rockies +263; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Colorado Rockies with a 1-0 series lead.
Atlanta has gone 18-14 at home and 30-38 overall. The Braves have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .246.
Colorado is 6-29 in road games and 13-56 overall. The Rockies are 3-12 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Braves are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Olson leads the Braves with 30 extra base hits (16 doubles and 14 home runs). Ronald Acuna is 16 for 38 with a double, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Hunter Goodman has a .290 batting average to lead the Rockies, and has 16 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs. Thairo Estrada is 13 for 44 with six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 3-7, .243 batting average, 4.22 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Rockies: 4-6, .281 batting average, 6.47 ERA, outscored by 24 runs
INJURIES: Braves: Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (arm), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (finger), Ignacio Alvarez: 60-Day IL (wrist), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Tanner Gordon: 15-Day IL (oblique), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Ryan Feltner: 15-Day IL (back), Austin Gomber: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.